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Just a sidenote: I watched the fight.You clearly didn't see the fight, kevin lee lost because RDA outpaced him, nothing to do with incompetence, actually lee fought like chiesa did, but unlike chiesa the fight was 5 rounds. RDA was the CLEAR better fighter in this fight.
The only reason chiesa won is because he was much bigger than RDA / the fight was only 3 rounds, and chiesa was gassed bad after the fight ... add the the 2 more rounds, and you have the same result as the kevin lee fight.
I dont entirely disagree. I just view the cardio issues of Lee as incompetence, since RDA is known to put on a high pace and work of his cardio. I doubt Islam will have the same issues, even though I cant be entirely sure.
Putting the Chiesa loss entirely on size is a misjudgement imo. Sure Chiesa had the height and reach andvantage but he clearly had the striking and offensive wrestling advantage aswell.
I mean we will see. Im far off saying RDA is just a scrub at this point. Clearly still a dangerous fighter with tons of experience and well rounded. If you look at the way 5 of his last 7 losses happened, its clear that he struggles with offensive wrestlers that can match his cardio or outwork him before that becomes an issue (Khabib, Colby, Usman, Edwards, Chiesa). Thats still super elite competition. It will be an interesting fight for sure and a good skill test for Islam.